This long-awaited post is gonna be about my opinion on the new things going on in Hello!Project.

First off, C-ute [] is winning my heart back after all that Momusu graduation commotion that happened last year. Why? Because of all the awesome singles! First Dance de Bakoon! started off the trail of great songs, followed by Aitai Lonely Christmas, which was constanly being replayed on my laptop! And now the most recent Kiss Me Aishiteru. Not to mention, they released a song to go with their musical called Akuma de Kyuuto na Seishun Graffiti. Keep it up, girls! Especally my beautiful and wonderful Airi!!

Next, we have the almighty Buono! coming back with the single Zassou no Uta []. Not only was the title song good itself, but the video was nice to see also! I missed seeing the trio rocking it out to stylish clothing and then seeing them do all these cute things in the extra scenes ^^ Lots of fan service, for sure! The single was also special because instead of just one PV for the title song, it also has a PV for the coupling song, Juicy Heart, and they have a third song in the single titled Runaway Train. This is most definitely a momentous occasion for the H!P world!

Scratch that, what is truly momentous is the comeback of 10 (yes, 10!) Morning Musume graduates who have formed a new unit named Dream Morning Musume. In my opinion, the name is a bit long and a little demeaning to the recent Momusu girls, what with the “Dream” in it and all, but shortening it to DoriMusu helps 🙂

They have gone on tour and have already been scheduled for anther, and they have an album coming out in April with redos and covers of old Morning Musume songs. I am excited to say the least! I am little skeptical about the lineup what with Koharu being joined by the talents of Yuko Nakazawa, Abe Natsumi, Miki Fujimoto (those who had solo careers in H!P), Kaori Iida, Mari Yaguchi, Kei Yasuda, Hitomi Yoshizawa, Makoto Ogawa (being very strong and emotional singers), and Rika Ishikawa (so at least there is one person Koharu can sing equal to or better than! miracle desu), but I do miss her a tad, and I’ve decided to give her the benefit of the doubt for now and see how she does :).

One thing I was awaiting for MONTHS like a nutjob was the audition process of Morning Musume’s 9th generation. I watched the training of the 5 hopefuls, and then I waited patiently for them to be announced Jauray 2nd. And boy was I satisfied with the results! Ever since then I have been craving the little Kyuukies to see them perform fr the first time, and sing in their first single! Riho has caught my attention the mot, and so has the egg Mizuki who I was happy to see make the jump from the H!P training girls to an actual group 🙂 Like I said, it’ll be fun to see more of them, and they are SOOO CUUUTE!!!

Last but not least, the announcement of Kikkawa Yuu’s debut as a soloist [], which was at the same time as the 9th gen announcement, made me so happy! I have not been able to follow Yuu a lot, but I did know of her from Milky Way, and I noticed she was quite a talent. Most were devastated that she was too old to be a part of Momusu because of the age requirement, so seeing her get this opportunity was wonderful! She seems to have a lot of supporters, so hopefully she will do great in her solo career! I will be looking forward to hearing her as her voice (please don’t kill me!) is much better than Mano-chan’s even though I love that smile 😛

Well, that’s all for now guys! If you stopped by, thanks! I’d love to hear your opinions! Hopefully will be updating with some Photobook info again? Maybe some ratings and scasns? 😉

And guess what?? I changed my top ten again!! MWAHAHAHAHA..! Tune in soon to see what it is THIS TIME!

After having browsed through the blog figuring what to write about next, I saw my Top Ten and realized it has changed DRASTICALLY!!

When i did the last Top Ten H!P members, it was around 5 months ago, so in the past 5 months I’ve grown to love more members and take on whole new obsessions with some of them! Like Sayumin, I love her -__- And Mano Erina, both of which I never though I would like! And then there’s Momo, who I used to adore but now just annoys me >< And as for the rest, I just didn’t find room for them with my new favorites, and my old favorites whom I still love!

Haha.. Airi is still number one.. since the very beginning, even!

1) So, like I said, Airi’s my fave, her spot hasn’t changed at all, if anything I love her more now!

2) Risa Niigaki used to be four, and she really is just fantastic so I haven’t changed my mind of her ^^ I just recently started liking her looks and voice much more than before.

3) I used to think Sayumi was a bad choice voice-wise, but after watching her and listening to her more, she has really grown attached to me. She’s cute, sexy, and cares a lot about Momusu! Did I mention SEXY?? (her new PB= HOTTT)

4) Captain is soooo sexy and talented!! She is GORGEOUS nowadays!! Her stage presence.. LOVEEE, and her dance moves are BAM! I can’t get enough!! PB, please!!

5) Lin Lin is awesome, and she is super cute, but somehow she got bumped from two to five when I discovered my love for those first four, haha! But I still love Lin ^^

6) Jun Jun is her own awesome Panda!! She makes an awesome duo with Lin Lin, and she has a wonderful voice that was showcased beautifully in 10 MY ME. And she is GORGEOUS :O Her new brown hair makes her look great, no doubt!

7) Miya-san is still top ten cause she’s real sweet and fun, and a great member of both Buono! and Aa! 😀

8) Mano-chan is so cute and has a great voice! I downloaded her first album and I just love her piano skills! She’s also a wonderful and entertaining actress ^^

My ratings for the current Morning Musume members AND old members 😀 Trust me, this will be VERY hard for me to do since almost every single member has a special place in my heart!!

So without further ado, let’s start with the bottom:

#25 Asuka Fukuda

#24 Aya Ishiguro

#23 Sayaka Ichii

#22 Maki Goto

#21 Kei Yasuda

#20 Yuko Nakazawa

#19 Makoto Ogawa

#18 Rika Ishikawa

#17 Miki Fujimoto

#16 Natsumi Abe

#15 Kaori Iida

#14 Asami Konno

#13 & #12 Ai Kago and Tsuji Nozomi

#11 Eri Kamei

#10 Aika Mitsui

#9 Koharu Kusumi

#8 Mari Yaguchi

#7 Hitomi Yoshizawa

#6 Jun Jun

#5 Reina Tanaka

#4 Lin Lin

#3 Ai Takahashi

#2 Sayumi Michishige

#1 Risa Niigaki

Now, I know I should explain whyyyy I chose everyone for their places, but I’m just gonna give a little summary of things you should know: I like the more current members better because I have come to enjoy seeing them grow in the time I have known Morning Musume (which was since July 2009). Now, I have tried to get to know every single member, so I squeezed Hitomi and Yagu-san in the top ten cause I really do love them and continue to support them! The bottom three are the girls I have not been able to know well at all, especially since they were gone a little quickly. Ai and Tsuji, by the way, I liked more when they were as a couple in W and I like them both equally, so I count them both as the same :). And, some members like Eri, Rika, Aika Miki and Ogawa, I’m just really not sure why I dislike them but I just do. Like, the more current members I like much more than the older, but Eri and Aika kind of annoy me nowadays but I’ll leave it at that since this is just an opinion and preference rating 🙂 I don’t doubt that all 25 girls have great talent in all that they do!

Sorry for not posting in a long time! But this is a good entry causeeee…

1) It’s about Morning Musume

2) You get to get to see my review of their 10th album

and finally, 3) You get to have the album for FREE 😀

So, if you want to see what i think of it first and listen to some snips of the songs please go to this video and hear what I have to say about the album if you’re planning on buying it 🙂 It’s always good to know where your money’s going to..! By the way, you can buy the actual CD at hellostoreusa.com or go to iTunes and purchase it for $10 🙂

My friend HelloProjectInternat (youtube.com/HelloProjectInternat) has a few of the songs in their entirety if you want to listen to them as well 🙂

Ok! So once you’ve done that, or whatever really, if you want to do this first you can go ahead and download the whole album right here!

All in all, this album is my favorite between itself and Platinum 9 Disc. Since, before both of them my fave albums are Sexy 8 Beat and Second Morning 🙂 Hope you enjoy the album; try to buy it, but if you don’t, see if you can stop by hellostoreusa.com and purchase maybe some merch of Morning Musume to show your support!! And, please, comment to tell me what you think!!

The top ten, or better yet, my FAVORITE of the Elders from Hello Project, well, mainly Morning Musume, haha. Cause, I was never aware of this “Melon Kinenbi” XD Ok, here we go..!

1. Hitomi Yoshizawa

Because she makes a sexy woman AND man..! Seriously, have you seen her in Ribon no Kishi, or in the Mr. Moonlight video?? She’s always making me laugh, and she has such a bright and cheerful personality..! Not to mention her voice is amaaaazing! I miss her a lot but it’s a good thing I get to listen to her in the Hangry and Angry duo ^^.

2. Mari Yaguchi

Omg, there is no describing the laughs you get from this girl..! Everytime I watch any sort of video with her in it, I’m always laughing, she even makes my SISTER laugh..! You know, the sister that isn’t into Hello Project or Japanese culture at ALL.. She still loves Mari as much as I do 😛 Her voice is really great too, I love her in Tanpopo 😀

3. Ai Kago

The cutest Morning Musume member (until Sayu came along, that is ;P) but also an absolutely wonderful vocalist. One of my favorite albums on my iPod is Double U’s (which is Kago and Tsuji’s duo name), and I can’t help but always laugh at her antics and her bluntness, oh! and her constant mimicry xD Too bad for her smoking which got her fired, but now she’s as beautiful as ever and is a tremendous actress..!

4. Ayaka Kimura

Ayaka’s Surprise English Lessons..! is what she was most famous for, and I fell in love with her from it..! She is bright, cheerful, always nice to the Morning Musume members, and she knows both Japanese AND English 😀 She seems to be very good friends with a lot of them and I will miss her greatly 😦 I want more Ayaka…!!

5. Tsuji Nozomi

Mama Nono! Seriously, it’s so exciting to see that some of the ex-Hello Pro members are settled down 🙂 Tsuji has a baby girl ❤ Anywho, she is SO talented and SO cute..! Maybe a little cuter than Aibon..! Her voice is STILL super high and cute, haha! Well, it makes me very happy to know that Tsuji has grown up and is living the life she wants 🙂

6. Asami Konno

It saddens me that I’ve always kind of disregarded her and Makoto Ogawa when I listened to older Momusu songs and watched specials, etc. I can’t believe how cute she is..! And thanks to dbesthair24 (youtube user), I have watched enough Asami to love and cherish her as much as the others..! Her vocals were horrible at her audition, but she is definitely not the same girl she was 10 or so years ago..! I miss her 😦

7. Kaori Iida

Johnson..!! Haha, I always say that when I watch one of her videos and I comment on it, haha!! Ever since watching NON STOP UT4B4N from the episode where Momusu debuted, to an episode 10 years later (70+ videos… xD), Kaori has grown on me for her hilarious moments with Taka-san, for her very original-looking face, and also for her wonderful voice which I got to listen to better in her Utaban solo and Tanpopo 🙂

8. Rika Ishikawa

With Yossie in Hangry and Angry, I’m glad I don’t have to miss her adorable voice ^^ I get to have Charmy for a little while longer, haha! Her face is very cute even though it’s very mature at the same time..! She got me hooked with her cuteness but also with her talent,e specially in Ribon no Kishi as Prince Franz 😀

9. Abe Natsumi

First generation Momusu and basically the headliner of it, Nacchi has also hooked me from her hilarious and cute personality on Utaban. She was favorited by Taka-san for a while and then later on picked on for being one of the older members, but this never stopped her from consantly smiling and being kind to the other members 🙂 Her solo career is really nice too..!

10. Miki Fujimoto

I’m not sure why I like Miki. I guess I can’t help like cute girls xD And Miki is REALLY cute..! Her voice, of course, is wonderful, as you can see in her solo career (which was the MOST of her career), but she has proven to be a well-rounded person on shows and enjoyable to watch 🙂